Today I found two Prairie Falcons along DeLashment Lane (west of McMinnville) towards the south end. Also a Rough Legged Hawk was in the same area. Friday...
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Don Albright
donalbri@...
Dec 7, 2004 12:51 am
Yesterday (Sunday), while driving to Tillamook for a family engagement, Lory and I saw five WHITE-TAILED KITES in the Grand Ronde area: One was along Hwy. 22,...
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Linda Fink
finkfamilyfarm
Dec 7, 2004 4:53 am
I've never seen that many kites in one day here either, Don! And I saw none today, Monday, while out and about with the Woodhouses. We didn't find the lovely...
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Linda Fink
finkfamilyfarm
Dec 7, 2004 6:20 pm
I set my scope up on the stair landing the other day, pointed at the dead topped fir where every raptor in the neighborhood likes to sit. I look through the...
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Don Albright
donalbri@...
Dec 8, 2004 4:59 pm
The Upper Nestucca Christmas Bird Count will be held on Thursday, December 30. I've already heard from several OBOL members interested in participating, but...
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Floyd Schrock
fschrock1
Dec 9, 2004 8:51 pm
A bright female WESTERN TANAGER was in my backyard (in McMinnville) this morning vocalizing and eating the weathered grapes that are still hanging on the...
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Jean Thompson
rozzienoodle
Dec 10, 2004 1:54 pm
Re: the western tanger in McMinnville. Wow! They don't overwinter here, do they? (Pardon my ignorance. I am not a native Oregonian and am a very amateur...
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Floyd Schrock
fschrock1
Dec 12, 2004 3:16 am
The Sandhill Crane that is hanging out in McMinnville's Wortman Park was still there this afternoon. It was foraging constantly on the lawns, and appeared to...
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Linda Fink
finkfamilyfarm
Dec 14, 2004 4:04 am
The Livermore Road burrowing owl was not in evidence at its red clay tile this afternoon. The tile had some water running out of it. :-( Linda Fink...
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Floyd Schrock
fschrock1
Dec 14, 2004 6:31 am
The young SANDHILL CRANE that has taken up residence in McMinnville's Wortman Park is still there. I did see it fly about 50 yards on Saturday evening, and it...
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Linda Fink
finkfamilyfarm
Dec 14, 2004 4:58 pm
Floyd, we had a sandhill crane hang out at our place for two weeks many years ago. It was apparently just resting up before continuing wherever it was going....
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Linda Fink
finkfamilyfarm
Dec 15, 2004 5:37 am
Floyd, here's what Barbara Woodhouse suggests: In all honesty Carol & Linda the Crane is not a rescue, if it was injured we could help but this is a perfectly...
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Linda Fink
finkfamilyfarm
Dec 15, 2004 5:39 am
Floyd, here's what Barbara Woodhouse suggests: In all honesty Carol & Linda the Crane is not a rescue, if it was injured we could help but this is a perfectly...
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Quinton T Nice
quintonnice
Dec 15, 2004 7:18 am
My wife and I were in McMinnville this evening to get groceries, so we drove by the Senior Center at about 8:30. Sure enough the crane was standing on one leg...
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Linda Fink
finkfamilyfarm
Dec 17, 2004 3:39 am
Actually, the white RED-TAILED HAWK was in Polk Co. but within spitting distance of Yamhill Co. on Grand Ronde Rd. While John Woodhouse was videotaping this...
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vandyk12342000
Dec 24, 2004 8:30 am
We've had a White-throated Sparrow, tan striped adult, and a Slate- colored Junco in our back yard this week. The junco has been an occasional visitor this...
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Floyd Schrock
fschrock1
Dec 26, 2004 7:55 am
Probably the same WESTERN TANAGER that was eating grapes in my yard on December 9 was here again today (12-25-04) still picking at what's left of the grapes....
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Linda Fink
finkfamilyfarm
Dec 29, 2004 9:03 pm
Today as I walked downstairs, I looked through the scope that lives on the stair landing, aimed at the big snag, as I always do when I go up or down the...
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Linda Fink
finkfamilyfarm
Dec 31, 2004 6:29 pm
How lucky we were with the weather yesterday! It was a great day (in most sectors) for the bird count. A few areas had low clouds but my sector was gorgeous...
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Carol Karlen by way ...
finkfamilyfarm
Jan 2, 2005 1:34 am
Today Marilyn vanDyk and I went to the Gaston area (along Springhill road in Washington Co.) to see the Harris Sparrow coming to a feeder - a life bird for...
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Floyd Schrock
fschrock1
Jan 2, 2005 1:40 am
My offering of store-bought grapes has been accepted by the WESTERN TANAGER in my McMinnville backyard. At 4:30 p.m. today (1-1-05) it came in for another...
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Carol Karlen by way ...
finkfamilyfarm
Jan 5, 2005 5:38 am
The female Barrows Goldeneye and the female Common Goldeneye are still together on the Willamina Fishing Pond. On the way to Tillamook today we stopped at...
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Floyd Schrock
fschrock1
Jan 6, 2005 3:22 am
Hey, Obolinks. Could someone please enlighten me? On a Portland radio news program this evening they were reporting on the case of the man accused of blinding...
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Linda Fink
finkfamilyfarm
Jan 7, 2005 6:39 pm
I sure hope no one is pointing laser pointers at owls. I'm sure they could damage the eyes of owls as well as people. BTW, the lasers pointed at the cockpits...
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Thomas Love by way o...
finkfamilyfarm
Jan 7, 2005 8:40 pm
I found a male EURASIAN GREEN-WINGED TEAL at Brigittine pond this morning (7 Jan), on the right side as you face it. I think this is a first county record?...
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Jack and Diane Trenha...
jacndian@...
Jan 9, 2005 8:19 pm
I'm late in reading my email messages but this is in reply to Linda about her merlin. For the last two years I have seen one occasionally sitting on the rails...
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Linda Fink
finkfamilyfarm
Jan 9, 2005 10:09 pm
A friend sent this to me. It's really neat to see this tiny bird from egg to flight. Anyone know what kind of hummingbird? ...Linda THE BIRTH OF A HUMMINGBIRD ...
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Linda Fink
finkfamilyfarm
Jan 9, 2005 10:12 pm
We're on a roll here. A white-throated sparrow has joined a flock of golden-crowneds on our place. This is the first year we've had one at our farm. Thanks,...
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donalbri@...
Jan 14, 2005 8:53 pm
This morning I saw a SAY'S PHOEBE at the Yamhill Sewage Ponds, at the south end of the town of Yamhill. The phoebe was hanging around a small iced-over pond...
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mossfam@...
newbergmoss
Jan 15, 2005 6:16 pm
Don Thanks so much for being specific ablut the location. Often I read the group and wonder where I might look for the birds mentioned. Berk Moss, Newberg The...
